19 Jun 2026 14:15
Do you throw anything besides the three P's into your toilet?
Anyone with body hair is going to lose a handful down there every year. This is not to say that you should deliberately throw full mats of hair (or beard) trimmings down there, but the system has to be able to cope with the occasional H along with the Ps. And so stray hairs I see on the floor or my clothing when I'm in there for a while might find their way into the pot.
My biggest recurrent crime is probably nail trimmings.
ETA: Vomit. Not a regular occurrence, for which both my plumbing and myself are thankful.
My biggest recurrent crime is probably nail trimmings.
ETA: Vomit. Not a regular occurrence, for which both my plumbing and myself are thankful.
19 Jun 2026 14:25
19 Jun 2026 14:28
I haven't seen bugs mentioned.
If there's a creepy crawly that is better off dead (ie invasive species), then that thing is being grabbed with a wad of tissue and thrown in the toilet.
If there's a creepy crawly that is better off dead (ie invasive species), then that thing is being grabbed with a wad of tissue and thrown in the toilet.
19 Jun 2026 15:18
I've remembered vaguely reading some evidence that "flushable" wipes are partially responsible for fatbergs.
So do not flush flushable wipes
So do not flush flushable wipes
19 Jun 2026 15:25
Good ole U S of A. State to state can vary a bit but it's unlikely any states have the ability to go after the manufacturer. They are likely headquartered in a very "business friendly" state.
19 Jun 2026 15:53
Ah, the details. I understand. If you have a yard, use it to water the plants. Flowers like the organically enriched water.
19 Jun 2026 16:51
This I do. My gardens love it and so will the greenhouse plants when that is done.
19 Jun 2026 16:55
That is not true. I've dealt with several clogged toilets due to people using paper towels and there are a lot of signs in a lot of rest rooms telling people not to flush paper towels.
19 Jun 2026 17:10
Yup, they're lying. As the other person said, these wipes marketed as "flushable" are directly responsible for a lot of blockages.
19 Jun 2026 17:12
None of the ones I've used melt in water. If anything, the newer ones I've seen have become more durable to water.
Maybe where you live uses special paper towels, but I'm reasonably well traveled and I have yet to encounter paper towels that could be flushed. Whenever I see a sign to not flush something, it includes paper towels.
Maybe where you live uses special paper towels, but I'm reasonably well traveled and I have yet to encounter paper towels that could be flushed. Whenever I see a sign to not flush something, it includes paper towels.
19 Jun 2026 17:50
Yes, I throw in other things besides pee, poop, and Pepsi: Toilet paper
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19 Jun 2026 18:07